The Motley Moose - Recent Comments

Great hovers!!!

JanF — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:56 GMT

No neighsayers here, though.

Shades of Tim Russert!

Jon Karl: "I have to protect my source. Otherwise next time they want to push a partisan lie, they'll call someone else."
- Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) May 19, 2013

Sad that Tim Russert's legacy is sucking up to Dick Cheney so that he would continue to appear on Meet the Press ... and Luke.

Did you see the Think Progress story about the TN lawmaker

HappyinVT — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:16 GMT

who receives millions in ag funding but wants to cut food stamps?

Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) agitated against food aid for poor Americans included in the Farm Bill during last week's House Agricultural Committee debate, accusing the government of stealing "other people's money."
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Fincher invoked the Bible in his defense of the devastating cuts, quoting, "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat."

The assumption that those who receive assistance don't work drives me absolutely batty.

Excellent framing! And something much needed.

JanF — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:28 GMT

Student loan debt is crushing our young people's dreams. You can't rack up loans of $100,000 and then take a job paying $20,000 a year. We need a way for kids to go to college and then get jobs without starting out 10 years in the hole.

President Obama still had student loans to pay off in 2004 because he did not take a high-powered job in a fancy law firm right out of school. He taught and worked as a community organizer and ran for public office.

The 4th item on your platform

virginislandsguy — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:06:47 GMT

will be higher education funding and reform. Let's call it HillaryEd, since it will have to wait for a Democratic House.

Higher Ed was the other sector with healthcare that was increasing faster than the rate of inflation over the last 30 years. I can see Hillary (if she runs) making this a primary campaign issue in '16.

Pun alert!!!!!

Gee — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:15 GMT

For "Kim Chi Day". Then, I would be a cabbage patch kid.

Excellent!

They always talk about the green clouds,

Gee — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:46 GMT

yes, the sky/air was green.

and I did finally see them once. Luckily, there was no tornado where I was. But I was driving, and it was such a heavy downpour, I had to get off the highway and wait until it was over.

Very true.

JanF — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:43 GMT

Probably most of us could stand living within the SNAP "diet" when it has a time certain end date.

In Wisconsin, they are adding a new wrinkle: the "shame" element. Our Republican legislature, under the pretense of "caring about poor people's nutrition" has decided that any foods that appear to be for pleasure rather than sustenance will be limited. So if you bring a bag of potato chips to the check-out stand the cashier has to be the Food Police and tell you that you can't use your food stamps for that.

The way we treat people in poverty in our country is the real shame.